Bob, I use Specialized road carbon shoes with Keo carbon pedals. This combination is light and stiff. Cleats wear out fairly quickly when walking without...
Congratulations to our buddy Paul Pavlides for earning RUSA's 5000 kilometer distance award in his rookie season of randonneuring. It's even more impressive...
Hello all Just a short note to say thanks to all that helped and to the riders that showed up. All riders finished that started the Jan 01, 2008 Lexington 200k...
Tony: Thanks for taking on the RBA responsibility. It was a fun ride--glad everyone finished. I heard from Mike today about his bonus miles. I'm writing...
thanks tony, great course. I really liked amber hill rd. It was a nice way to start out the year. -ed **************************************See AOL's top rated...
I don't remember Amber Hill Rd. Do you mean Amity Hill Rd? That's the four mile road that was smooth, downhill, and had a magnificent tailwind. I liked ...
Charles Lathe
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Jan 2, 2008 10:01 pm
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Hello Ed Glad you liked it and started the year out well! Amity Hill rd is one that I use for testing my fitness about once a month. It has a 5 mile stretch...
There were 15 on the course Tuesday. Some of them volunteers (4) had pre-rode the course and wanted to get some more miles in as well as help in their...
Note from Larry in Ohio. He is not on the list. I'd be glad to forward any comments to him, just let me know. I cc'd him on this note, so he can view any...
Thanks again Tony, for putting on a great ride. Despite the wind beating me up for most of the ride, I still had a great time and it was a really nice route....
Some more general info: The riders' total time ranged from 8:50 to 12:48 hours:minutes. Since this is a non-competitive sport (per RUSA), I'll send the...
Tony and Joel and Richard, thanks again for hosting a great day on the bikes. I believe there were at least two first-timers on the route. Congratulations to...
Thanks to Tony and everyone else who helped in planning, sponsoring, and working the very enjoyable and successful cyclotour. Now when someone asks me if I've...
Anyone planning on doing this 1200 ? also, since its early (6/5/8), the NC series will only be 1/2 over, what is best way to get qualified to ride ? -ed ...
If I can get registered (I've heard they're limiting it to 100 this year), I'm planning on doing the DC series, or at least the 400/600k, to qualify....
I'm thinking about lining up for it too. As Tom and John mentioned, doing an early series is your best hope. I'd ride with the DC folks as much as possible-...
Since it is so early, I heard that qualifying for the DC 1200 won't be based on what you've done this year, but what you did last year. Having completed a...
felix362@...
Jan 4, 2008 5:07 pm
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Today I picked up my new COHO Randonneuse built by Chuck Lathe. There are a couple photos and a brief description here: ...
Here are some photos and thoughts about the Coho Randonneuse' maiden voyage. http://beachkettlebell.blogspot.com/2008/01/her-maiden-voyage-sea-trials.html...
I'm going to Gainesville for the 200 km brevet. If interested in carpooling and/or sharing a room, please contact me offline at: theryba@... Thanks, ...
The Mason Dixon is exactly what you would expect from the DC Randonneurs. Comments here: http://beachkettlebell.blogspot.com/2008/01/mason-dixon-200k.html ...
Way to go, Bob. How did those Gran Bois tires work? They sure look nice and mount easily. Do you think they're worth the price? I'm thinking they might be. ...
Charles Lathe
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Jan 13, 2008 10:23 pm
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Chuck...The Gran Bois are fantastic. It is like riding a relly fast beach cruiser. I felt little vibration on rough roads. I hadn't actually considered road...
Hi Gang: Anyone want to ride either the Lake Loop or Siler City Express permanents on Saturday, January 19th? Let me know ASAP so Mike D has time to make out...
